Second Edition. Great Britian

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 76, 29 November 1915, Page 6

Second Edition. Great Britian

MUNITIONS FOR ALLIES. OOrOPERATIVE ACTION FOR THE FUTURE. United Press Association. . (Received 9.30 a.m.) London, November 28. After a peek’s conference between the Ministers of Munitions, at which France. Russia, and Italy were represented, a complete understanding was readied as to their respective needs and resources, and the four Powers determined on systematic and) 'on-operative action instead of isolated; effort. During tho fast six months. I the British output of guns, machine- ■ guns, and ammunition, has been re-| volntlohised and controlled, and tho| establishments are now producing far( move than all . the old arsenals were | doing early in 193 Representatives of the Allies were amazed and delighted at Britain’s colonial efforts. THE SUFFRAGETTE CAUSE. i MRS PANKHURST’S 1 INITIATIVE. MISS CHRISTA BEL PANKHUfcST 111 REQUESTED TO RESIGN, | (Received 10.50 a.m.) j London, .November 28. | At a meeting of members and recent ex-members of tho Women’s Social and Political Union, a manifesto emphasising the necessity of safeguard-', ing the suffragette cause from political intrigue was read. It declares: i “Mrs Pankhurst. without asking members’ consent, used the Union’s name for political purposes outside its objects;. Aa overwhelming’ majority, if consulted, would have been in favor j of keeping the Union organisation' ■alive for such national and patriotic purposes as protecting women’s children's ■ interests, preventing the increase of infant mortality, and assisting in’organising Women’s industrial resources for'service, to the country m time of perij, Mrs. P<uiklnjrst’s clrpjufar of August, 191-1, advising/members to take a rest and suspend activities virtually ’disbaiidfed ■ the .-‘union as a natiomf ( ti^a ! ni6iitiv)ii. j “Mrs retaims complete j controLof the Union funds;and control; of the: machinery. She<bad‘ the assist-! ance of''a 'salaried ; sthfF in pursuing varioiny '\V it hon t 1 th e 1 conkenc or appjfdvaUofNthc,,tlnioids. multitude of trained, voluntary, workers arid speakers* throughout the country. l This explains the small scale of her operations compared to the magnitude of the UnioiVs J pre-whr ■' wbtfc; " She usurped the authority to expel members, including almost all possessed of influence, capapity,. and independence, and had 1 shown, callous indifference to these drivoted' Women,' 'triauiy of whomp but foU/nfdividtfri] ‘ help,’ would have been cdmpfetel’f destituite, ‘Miss Cliristahef .Parikluirs.t,should resign .or clearly Neicptairi 'her absence from the country 'at ‘if L 'txme When the services of all crilpamty, and goodwill are sorely neededj

"Nq CONSCRIPT lON I STS" CONyturwu' , /. (Received S-. 34 a.m.) | London. November 28. | At a convention of the No-Conscrip- 1 tion Fellowship, the audience were chiefly of reqmi table age, and the Rt, Hon Mr Clifford Allen presided, j Messrs Thomjrs’ Trevelyan, Ramsay Macdonald and Philip Snowden i M.P.’s., wrote opposing Conscriptiocv .A resolution againstthe system was unanimously carried. ——————an